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Lai Chau
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Nguyễn Huynh Duc made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Trần Loc sent off a good shot on target. When Trần Loc came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Manchester United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Trần Loc couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Phan Nga during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 14 played minutes Gia Nghia got a freekick which was hit by Phan Nga. After a rather tough play, Gia Nghia's Phan Pham got a free kick in the 16th minute. In the 23rd minute, Nguyễn Hanh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute of the match Phan Pham shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nguyễn Thien showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 30th minute, Trần Loc got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Nguyễn Phuc hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Nguyễn Thien stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tạ Duc's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. In the 39th minute Tạ Duc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nguyễn Thien saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Manchester United's goal looked a bit too open when Nguyễn Teo came free, but Nguyễn Thien reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Manchester United defense, Tạ Duc kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nguyễn Thien. The Manchester United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nguyễn Thien should have stopped the shot.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nguyễn Nam to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes in the game, Tạ Duc fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Nguyễn Thien having to interfere. Trần Hong Minh kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Nguyễn Thien showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tạ Duc in the 57th minute of the match. Trần Loc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Trần Loc's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nguyễn Huynh Duc was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Nguyễn Teo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Gia Nghia getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Nguyễn Teo hit a great ball. In the 83rd minute, Huỳnh Nghiêm-Minh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vũ Thanh hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Gia Nghia's Nguyễn Huynh Duc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Phạm Diem in the 94th minute of play. If Tạ Duc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gia Nghia's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.